The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told

Book Overview

A page-turning collection of the best sailing yarns, from Sir Ernest Shackleton and Joshua Slocum to William F. Buckley and Samuel Eliot Morrison. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592283195
• ISBN13: 9781592283194
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

not what i wanted

there were five stories in the book that i thought were great. To many stories were drivel and full of uninteresting stats.

Great Gift For A Sailor

I haven't actually read this book myself, but then again, I don't sail either. It was a gift for my father at Christmas and, although he doesn't read much, he didn't want to put it down for our holiday meal! Even my mother has picked it up to read the tales. They both have very much enjoyed it and that means a lot in my book!

Enjoyable assortment of stories

As a one-time sailor, I was taken back to the "old days" by many of these stories. Some are humourous, some awe inspiring, but I think most would be enjoyed by mariner and landlubber alike.

A good addition.

A broad selection of sea stories -- you have probably already read some of them -- combined as a collection of short stories. An enjoyable addition to an onboard library.

enjoyable short stories

a nice intro to many different authors. Very enjoyable. The greatest?

An Enjoyable Read on a Cold Winter's Night

I do not know if these 27 stories are the greatest, but they are certainly great. Caswell picked a wonderful cross section of sailing stories spanning time and space. These stories will be worth reading and re-reading decades from now. Classics.